The federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging U.S. Navy plans for the Marine Corps to conduct live-fire training in the CNMI.  In a decision issued Friday, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona said the lawsuit questioning whether...

With rapidly evolving security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, “there is an unusual need for unquestioning adherence to the political decision already made” to relocate Okinawa-based Marines to Guam, and to maintain the United States’ commitment to Japan, according to the...

As per tradition, the Taste of the Marianas Festival usually takes place at the American Memorial Park. This year, it is moving to the Garapan Fishing Base, due to compliance issues with the proposed spot for 2017. In an email to Saipan Tribune, National Park Service...

The four environmental and cultural preservation groups that are challenging the U.S. Navy’s decision to relocate 5,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam are insisting that their claims are justiciable and that they have standing to sue. The Tinian Women’s Association, Guardians of...